Gottschalk, PaulEARLIEST DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS ON AMERICA, THE PAPAL BULLS OF 1493 AND THE TREATY OF TORDESILLAS REPRODUCED AND TRANSLATED.|THE Berlin: Paul Gottschalk, 1927. quarter vellum, cloth. folio. quarter vellum, cloth. 91 pages, 130 plates. With Historical Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Paul Gottschalk. 172 copies printed of which 150 are for sale. This volume is an examination and translation of the Bulls of Pope Alexander VI issued in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. They are the earliest documents relating to the diplomatic history of America. With a preface, an historical introduction, an examination of the papal bulls, and a discussion of international and maritime law and colonization. Latin text with English translations. 130 black-and-white plates of documents and registers and maps dispersed throughout. With a bibliographical list and a selected list of maps. Soiling to vellum. Cloth curled away from vellum slightly on front cover, corners bumped with minor wear to extremities.

Lee, Vernon (pseudonym of Violet Paget)FOR MAURICE: FIVE UNLIKELY STORIES London: John Lane: The Bodley Head Limited,. [1927]. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi-viii] ix-li [lii] [1-2] 3-223 [224: blank] 1-4: ads,. original decorated olive-green cloth, front panel stamped in blind and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained olive-green, fore and bottom edges untrimmed.. Top edge stain a bit faded, a fine, bright, unopened copy in nearly. fine printed dust jacket with a bit of light foxing to spine panel. A. stunning copy of a book seldom found in jacket. (#115037). First edition. The author's third and last collection of weird fiction, this one dedicated to Maurice Baring. It includes "Tanhuser and the Gods," one of the finest humorous fantasies, "Winthrop's Adventure," "The Virgin of the Seven Daggers," and two others, as well as a long, interesting introduction on the sources for the stories. Lee's weird fiction earned the praise of Montague Summers, who equated her talent to that of M. R. James. "Lee's stories are really in a category by themselves. Intelligent, amusingly ironic, imaginative, original, they deserve more than the passing attention that they have attracted." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 256-57. "Marsyas in Flanders" is a "fine antiquarian tale but too early to have been directly influenced by M. R. James (it was written in 1900)." - Pardoe, The James Gang, p. 11. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 114. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-48. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 991. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-141. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 326. Bleiler (1978), p. 121. Reginald 08777. NCBEL III 1445.

LEWIS, SinclairElmer Gantry New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. (1927). First. First edition, first issue with "Gantry" spelled "Cantry" on the spine. Top edge soiled, and a gift inscription which has been partially erased on the front fly, very good or better in an about very good dustwrapper with chipping at the spine ends. A notable novel about a corrupt evangelist, memorably filmed in 1960 with Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones, who both won Oscars, as did the screenplay of director Richard Brooks. .

Hughes, LangstonFine Clothes To The Jew [FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED 1927] Knopf, New York, 1927, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good Condition, Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket, First EditionASSOCIATION COPY of this scarce collection of poems: with previous owner's inscription 'Plunket Greene May 1927.' to front free endpaper. After careful research we believe this signature to be that of Irish born HARRY PLUNKET GREENE [1865-1936] a baritone singer renown for his formal concert and oratorio repertoire. He made a great contribution to British musical life also by writing and lecturing upon his art, and in the field of competitions and examinations. But he is perhaps better known for his classic book on fly fishing, 'Where The Bright Waters Meet'. CONTENTS: A Note on Blues. BLUES Hey!; Hard Luck; Misery; Suicide; Bad Man; Gypsy Man; Po' Boy Blues; Homesick Blues. RAILROAD AVENUE Railroad Avenue; Brass Spitoons; Ruby Brown; The New Cabaret Girl; Closing Time; Prize Fighter; Crap Game; B'allad of Gin Mary; Death of Do Dirty; Elevator Boy; Porter; Sport; Saturday Night.GLORY! HALLELUIAH! Judgment Day; Prayer Meeting; Feet o' Jesus; Prayer; Shout; Fire; Moan; Angels Wings; Sinner. BEALE STREET LOVE Beale Street; Love; Cora; Workin' Man; Bad Luck Card; Baby; Evil Woman; A Ruined Gal; Minnie Sings Her Blues; Dressed Up; Black Gal. FROM THE GEORGIA ROADS Sun Song; Magnolia Flowers; Mulatto; Red Silk Stockings; Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret; Song For a Dark Girl Mammy; Laughers. AND BLUES Lament Over Love; Gal's Cry For a Dying Lover; Young Gal?s Blues; Midwinter Blues; Listen Here Blues; Hard Daddy; Bound No?th blues; Ma Man; Hey! Hey! 'The first eight and the last nine poems in this book are written after the manner of the Negro folk-songs known as Blues. The blues, unlike the Spirituals, have a strict poetic pattern: one long line repeated and a third line to rhyme with the first two. Sometimes the second line in repetition is slightly changed and sometimes, but very seldom, it is omitted. The mood of the blues is almost always despondency, but when they are sung people laugh.' Book - in Very Good paper covered boards with a black cloth spine and paper title label- slight darkening to the patterned paper cover boards, slight rubbing to the extreme corners and slight bumping to the extreme ends of the spine. Contents, some scattered browning and spotting as almost inevitable with this type of paper, light marking to the bottom of pages 34 & 35 NOT affecting the text, rough trimmed page edges which have been carelessly opened resulting in some slight loss to the bottom edge of the occasional page and page 89/90 missing a piece half an inch tall by one and a half inches wide from the bottom page edge, otherwise clean and tightly bound. Overall an interesting and attractive association copy of this scarce collection of poems. Size: 7.75 inches tall by 5.25 inches. 89 [94] rough trimmed pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 200 grams. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 808006.

SPRINGS, Elliott White.Nocturne Militaire. (1927) George H. Doran Company,, New York: 1927 - octavo, Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Springs on the front endpaper: "To Ray Long with kindest regards. Elliott White Springs, June 1927". A very fine copy of the book with minor weakness to back inner hinge, small bookseller's label to back pastedown, else fine and clean. Dust jacket not price clipped with only two very small chips and two closed tears. Unusual to find in such fine condition. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

Grey, ZaneTales of Swordfish and Tuna New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927 - Accompanied by the ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH for Plate 11 in the book, "The 684 pound tuna," which is annotated on the rear by Zane Grey, with the printer's crop marks, and signed by his son, Loren Grey. A choice copy thus of this most wonderfully illustrated and highly prized Grey title First edition. 4to. With 90 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and from drawings by Frank E. Phares. Original dark blue cloth, gilt. Inner hinge just starting, else a fine, bright copy, without jacket. Bruns G 179 [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

Cullen, CounteeCopper Sun Harper & Brothers, New York 1927 - 89 pages. First Edition, first printing, with "first edition" and "G-B" on copyright page. Cullen's second book of poetry, which met with some controversy in the black community because Cullen did not give the same attention to the subject of race he had given it in his first collection, Color. Art deco illustrations by Charles Cullen, the author's brother. Inscribed by Cullen with a line from the poem "Song Of The Rejected Lover," signed "Your Buddy" (but inscription handwriting is verified). Very good book with rubbing to front panel and light wear to the edges of boards, in very good or better dustjacket (also illustrated by Charles Cullen), with moderately toned spine panel and only minor edgewear. A very nice copy! [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

P. G. WodehouseSam in the Suburbs A. L. Burt Company 1927 - [As per McIlvaine: A35b: 1927. 346pp. 75 cents. Green cover, gold lettering and drawing.] Book is in good condition. Dust jacket is protected with Mylar. Some wear and chipping to the dust jacket. Minor wear to the covers. Some bumps in the corners of the covers. Minor wear to the top and bottom of the spine. Small tear at the bottom of the back endpaper. All of our dust jackets are original. Please see our other P. G. Wodehouse Listings. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

MILNE, A ANow We Are Six London: Methuen & Co.. (1927). First. First edition. Fine in an attractive and clean, near fine dustwrapper with very slight toning on the spine and a shallow sliver at the crown. A very nice copy of the third "Pooh" book. .

BELLOC.HILLAIRE.;THE HAUNTED HOUSE Arrowsmith.London.,1927. FIRST EDITION.Illustrated with 25 drawings by G.K.Chesterton.Publishers black cloth,lettered in white.Some foxing throughout,mostly to fore edge.Spine a little cocked.ORIGINAL DUSTWRAPPER with drawing by Chesterton on front panel.Price 7/6 and "First impression" on spine.Some chipping to edges and top of spine(not affecting lettering).A few closed tears strengthened on verso of wrapper with archive tape.Overall a very good copy of this title.Scarce in dustwrapper.:

VAN DINE, S. SThe Benson Murder Case Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1927 - Presumed Second Edition. Van Dine's first mystery novel and famously scarce Haycraft-Queen cornerstone in which Philo Vance investigates the "sensational" murder of a Wall Street broker. This is the 1927 printing, one year after the extremely rare 1926 First Edition. Although 1928 editions turn up with some regularity, this earlier printing is rather scarce. Rear panel advertises "The 'Canary' Murder Case", with an advance notice of next season's Greene Murder Case. Basis for the 1930 Paramount Picture talkie directed by Frank Tuttle and starring William Powell and William Boyd. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with shallow chipping to spine ends. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

VAN DINE, S.STHE "CANARY" MURDER CASE New York: Charles Scribner&#39;s Sons, 1927., 1927. First edition. Author&#39;s second Philo Vance mystery. Near fine with lettering on front cover and spine bright and unfaded, in second state dust jacket professionally restored at spine ends, corners, and extremities. The second state dust jacket has the words "The Greene Murder Case" for the forthcoming third book of the series listed on the rear flap. The earliest state of the dust jacket lists "The Taxicab Murder Case" as the forthcoming third book in the series. Margaret O&#39;Dell, a blackmailing musical comedy star, is found strangled in her apartment, and four men come under suspicion: Lindquist, a half-mad doctor in love with Margaret; Cleaver, a politician whose career she threatened; Mannix, a fat broker with a jealous wife; and Jimmy Spotswoode, a young society boy Margaret was attempting to blackmail into marriage. Jimmy is arrested, and Philo Vance, a whimsical society man and amateur detective who is a close friend of Jimmy&#39;s father, is called in on the case. A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone title and an uncommon book.

VAN VECHTEN, CarlNigger Heaven New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1927. Eleventh printing. A little light foxing in the text, else near fine, without dustwrapper. Bookplate of the facetious "Realm of Redonda," and its monarchs M.P. Shiel and John Gawsworth. Inscribed by Van Vechten to Shiel: "for M.P. Shiel whose books are like dreams of wonder, from Carl Van Vechten. July 4, 1927. New York." Redonda is a real (albeit small and uninhabited) island in the Caribbean which was allegedly claimed by Shiel&#39;s father upon the birth of his son, who eventually became an important fantasy and science-fiction writer. The "Realm" continues to be a somewhat elaborate running joke among artists to this day. A novel about a young couple in Harlem, set amid the cabarets and soirees of the Harlem Renaissance, which has been controversial since it was published because of its title. However, Van Vechten, who was white, was tireless in his support of African-American artists and writers even after the glamour of the Renaissance, which had drawn so many white intellectuals to Harlem, had waned. A nice association between two writers known for their attachment to whimsy and amusement. .

Schacht, Dr. HjalmarThe Stabilization of the Mark - First English Edition George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London 1927 - 247 pages. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of author. "This is a book written by a German after a war which brought defeat to his country and a great civilized people to a condition of dependence and subordination. The German Inflation can only be understood as part of the general history of the time. May we all learn from the past and emerge from the destructive era of reciprocal hostility into a new constructive period of international well-being." - from Foreward. Chapters include: The Inflation of the War Period; From the Armistice to the Invasion of the Ruhr; From the Invasion of the Ruhr to the Stabilization of the Mark; The Stabilization of the Mark; From Rentenbank to Golddiskontbank; From Currency Crisis to Economic Crisis; The Dawes Plan; The Reconstruction of German Money and Capital Markets; Foreign Credits; International Co-operation. "(Schacht) became one of the directors of the Reichsbank in 1916 and in 1923 became currency commissioner for the Reich. After his economic policies helped reduce German inflation and stabilize the German mark, Schacht was appointed president of the Reichsbank. He collaborated with other prominent figures in economics to form the Young Plan to modify the way that war reparations were paid after Germany's economy was destabilizing under the Dawes Plan. Though on March 7, 1930, six months after the beginning of the Great Depression, he stepped down from the position of Reichsbank Chairman, but returned on March 17, 1933 after Hitler's rise to power." - from wikipedia dot org. Binding intact. Unmarked with average wear. Bright gilt lettering upon black cloth backstrip. Mild foxing to endpapers. A sound copy. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

WATKINS, MaurineChicago Alfred A. Knopf New York 1927 - First Edition. The obscure and seldom encountered true first printing of this theatrical play concerning contemporary Jazz Age life and crime which is best known for serving as the basis for the ever popular Broadway production which ran originally with Clark Gable. Several well received films were also generated from Watkins' script, a 1927 Cecil B. DeMille production, a 1942 Ginger Rogers vehicle, and the Oscar winning musical starring Richard Gere and Renee Zellweger in 2002. Near Fine, tiny chip to binding material at top spine end, in Very Good plus dustjacket, mild darkening to spine, tiny chip at top spine end. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Von Harbou, Thea ( Fritz Lang Association ), Dustjacket By Aubrey HammondMetropolis -----in the rare Dustjacket London: Readers Library, no Date ( 1927 ), 1st English language Edition, 1st Printing, Hard Cover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First Edition, Illustrated By: Aubrey Hammond Cover Art---------small hardcover with burgundy boards, a Good copy with browning to the paper, looks like the binding was cracked at one time as there appears to be an inexpert repair resulting in a few pages extending beyond the fore edge of the text block, book is quite square and overall in very tidy condition, the dustjacket is a strong Good example -and a true rarity-, some light chipping along edges with a bit of loss at spine tips, some age darkening to the spine which looks worse in the scan than it really is, a stunning art deco dustjacket and an absolute cornerstone for any collection of science fiction, literature or movie titles, the correct 1st printing with this title NOT listed in the one page list of Readers Library titles, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo

Shiel, M[atthew] P[hipps]How the Old Woman Got Home London: The Richards Press. [1927]. First Edition, unusually fine copy of this piece of detective fiction in a wonderful 1920&#39;s dj which is also fine. <br>See an <A HREF= http://www.bookrouter.com/im/juvelisbks/3513.jpg >Image.</A><br>

Cather, WillaDeath Comes for the Archbishop New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition. One of 175 copies signed by Willa Cather. In Good condition. Tenderness to binding, with separation to a hinge and others tender, front hinge started. Moisture seems once apparent with bleeding to early pages at gutter, including to the signed limitation page. Previous owner name in pen to front paste down, offsetting to end sheets. Vintage bookseller label to rear paste down. Marbled paper boards show rubbing and edge wear. Spine cloth is mottled and feels worn a bit thin.

Schacht, Dr. HjalmarThe Stabilization of the Mark - First English Edition George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1927, Hard Cover, Book Condition: Good, First English EditionSize: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall, 247 pages. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of author. "This is a book written by a German after a war which brought defeat to his country and a great civilized people to a condition of dependence and subordination... The German Inflation can only be understood as part of the general history of the time. May we all learn from the past and emerge from the destructive era of reciprocal hostility into a new constructive period of international well-being." - from Foreward. Chapters include: The Inflation of the War Period; From the Armistice to the Invasion of the Ruhr; From the Invasion of the Ruhr to the Stabilization of the Mark; The Stabilization of the Mark; From Rentenbank to Golddiskontbank; From Currency Crisis to Economic Crisis; The Dawes Plan; The Reconstruction of German Money and Capital Markets; Foreign Credits; International Co-operation. "(Schacht) became one of the directors of the Reichsbank in 1916 and in 1923 became currency commissioner for the Reich. After his economic policies helped reduce German inflation and stabilize the German mark, Schacht was appointed president of the Reichsbank. He collaborated with other prominent figures in economics to form the Young Plan to modify the way that war reparations were paid after Germany's economy was destabilizing under the Dawes Plan. Though on March 7, 1930, six months after the beginning of the Great Depression, he stepped down from the position of Reichsbank Chairman, but returned on March 17, 1933 after Hitler's rise to power." - from wikipedia dot org. Binding intact. Unmarked with average wear. Bright gilt lettering upon black cloth backstrip. Mild foxing to endpapers. A sound copy.